US Army’s recon, electronic warfare-capable aircraft flies for the first time
By Jen Judson
Aug 27, 02:29 PM
WASHINGTON — L3Harris Technologies said it has flown for the first time a new U.S. Army technology demonstrator aircraft that will be capable of conducting both reconnaissance and electronic warfare, according to an Aug. 27 announcement.
The Army’s Airborne Reconnaissance and Electronic Warfare System, or ARES, aircraft will help the service modernize its airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities and will feed into the High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System program, which could produce an aircraft to replace the Army’s aging Guardrail ISR aircraft fleet with greater capability and increased standoff ranges.
Guardrail, a turboprop aircraft based on the King Air, is becoming obsolete in both operational capability and maintenance. The Army has reached a point where it is pulling parts from the boneyard to keep the aircraft operational, Defense News previously reported.
https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2021/08/27/us-armys-recon-electronic-warfare-capable-aircraft-flies-for-the-first-time/
